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. >> i know, and i think mitt romney -- >> he didn't actually get them together. >> romney repealing obamacare his first day in office is going to hurt us. i don't think it's true the president hasn't been able to bring both sides together. we just witnessed how he stood with governor christie in new jersey. we had a response to a nation in a crisis. >> you think there's class warfare in this country? >> no, i think the best of our country wants to come together to get this economy going again. and that president obama has shown a path that we can trust and that mitt romney is not offering anything but the failed economic policies of the past, which say that the top 1% in this country should not pay their fair share. we reject that vision for america. >> let's not forget the 47% that don't pay any tax, right? >> that's also an inaccurate statement. >> 47% of this country does not pay income tax. that's not an inaccurate statement. at all. that's a fact. >> but they pay sales tax. there's lots of taxes that people pay. >> i'm talking about the federal income tax. >> right. that's righ
. >> i know, and i think mitt romney -- >> he didn't actually get them together. >> romney repealing obamacare his first day in office is going to hurt us. i don't think it's true the president hasn't been able to bring both sides together. we just witnessed how he stood with governor christie in new jersey. we had a response to a nation in a crisis. >> you think there's class warfare in this country? >> no, i think the best of our country wants to come together to...
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of course, they both rin tinsley competitive. they want to win. president obama said i'm not thinking about the election. of course, he is thinking about the election all the time, so are his people. they know that or they believe that they have an advantage in battleground states and that perhaps the freezing of attention to the campaign will benefit them with a limited time to go. on the other hand, mitt romney can point to national polls and say i've gotten the upper hand since the first debate, so we will see whether the ground games get affected by this. obama's generally considered to have the more extensive and effective ground game. that, of course, is going to be tested on election day, but if some of that is interrupted, he and his people could be affected, and we'll see whether the early vote in places like north carolina, for example, where it matters some and florida is shaken up by this. >> and some that have early voting has been cancelled, larry. who does this hurt more in, your view? which candidate stands to lose the most as a re
of course, they both rin tinsley competitive. they want to win. president obama said i'm not thinking about the election. of course, he is thinking about the election all the time, so are his people. they know that or they believe that they have an advantage in battleground states and that perhaps the freezing of attention to the campaign will benefit them with a limited time to go. on the other hand, mitt romney can point to national polls and say i've gotten the upper hand since the first...
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>> the way we look at this is both short term and medium to longer term. short term, if romney gets in, then the market could actually suffer a little bit if he starts to be a bit more conservative on the fiscal side, obviously there is talk bernanke won't get a second term. who will come in. in terms of longer term, america has to tackle the fiscal deficit. if it continues to have a trillion dollar deficit every year, that will be a long term negative. so maybe the romney/ryan ticket is longer term positive. >> and jim, what prospect is there at this point for any resolution of the fiscal cliff before year end regardless who have is in the white house? >> i don't expect it to be resolved before year end. and i think the best scenario is a temporary stay of execution. go into maybe march or something where there will have to be some big decisions made both on tax reform and entitlements. but i think there will be a ton of uncertainty heading in to 2013. >> thank you again for getting up for us. be safe on your way back. and as mentioned, we want your hurri
>> the way we look at this is both short term and medium to longer term. short term, if romney gets in, then the market could actually suffer a little bit if he starts to be a bit more conservative on the fiscal side, obviously there is talk bernanke won't get a second term. who will come in. in terms of longer term, america has to tackle the fiscal deficit. if it continues to have a trillion dollar deficit every year, that will be a long term negative. so maybe the romney/ryan ticket is...
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so it's close, but the president certainly has a slight edge in these important swing states that both candidates need to win to get to 270. >> how hard has the last few days been for romney with the president inspecting storm damage, how tough is his job? >> its eye certainly a challenge. you have somebody in the president who is the commander in chief. if you're mitt romney, you want to be a part of the conversation somehow. he spent tuesday participating in storm relief efforts, taking time away from the campaign trail, but it's certainly difficult to stay in the conversation the way he wants to. with obama back on the campaign trail, romney in virginia, but certainly the last three days, it's been a challenge for romney to stay in the conversation with obama and to show that he can be just as much of a commander in chief than the president. >> how do you think the jobs number on friday plays in to the poll on tuesday? >>per late in the cycle to have too much effect. but i was absolutely stunned by christ christie's remarks. when you take that in combination with his speech at the r
so it's close, but the president certainly has a slight edge in these important swing states that both candidates need to win to get to 270. >> how hard has the last few days been for romney with the president inspecting storm damage, how tough is his job? >> its eye certainly a challenge. you have somebody in the president who is the commander in chief. if you're mitt romney, you want to be a part of the conversation somehow. he spent tuesday participating in storm relief efforts,...
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there's a lot of risk here on both sides. you can tell the romney campaign is feeling this as well. they announced that they were suspending their campaign events for this afternoon and for tomorrow as well. clearly the romney campaign does not want to appear to be overtly political at a time when americans are in danger up and down the eastern seaboard. here's the president. >> hello, everybody. i just received a full briefing from our energy response teams including fema and agencies that are going to be helpful in the response and recovery efforts. the department of energy, the department of transportation, the department of homeland security and the department of health and human services. obviously everybody is aware at this point that this is going to be a big and powerful storm. and all across the eastern seaboard, i think everybody is taking the appropriate preparations. i've spoken to all the governors in all these states. they have issued emergency declarations. those have been turned around quickly here in the white house. we have prepositioned assets so that fema personn
there's a lot of risk here on both sides. you can tell the romney campaign is feeling this as well. they announced that they were suspending their campaign events for this afternoon and for tomorrow as well. clearly the romney campaign does not want to appear to be overtly political at a time when americans are in danger up and down the eastern seaboard. here's the president. >> hello, everybody. i just received a full briefing from our energy response teams including fema and agencies...
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. >> i say both sides get exactly what they want here. president can cite his case and governor romney can cite his. i don't think it is any different than it was three, four, five months ago, frankly. >>> let's talk about mayor michael bloomberg's decision to proceed with the new york marathon sunday. it is continuing to stir up controversy on concerns it is going to divert resources away from the rescue and recovery. is the backlash justified? >> don't get me started on this, tyler. i was this morning at a midtown hotel being forced to check out with my daughters and my wife. we don't have power. we don't have electricity or hot water downtown manhattan. we're being forced to check out because all the joggers were coming to the hotel. now i don't have anything against the runners themselves. i just think there are families in new york that still need hotel rooms because we don't have a place to live tonight. but the runners are getting those rooms. i just think that's a bad allocation of resources. not just for me but for other families
. >> i say both sides get exactly what they want here. president can cite his case and governor romney can cite his. i don't think it is any different than it was three, four, five months ago, frankly. >>> let's talk about mayor michael bloomberg's decision to proceed with the new york marathon sunday. it is continuing to stir up controversy on concerns it is going to divert resources away from the rescue and recovery. is the backlash justified? >> don't get me started on...
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meantime, the president and mitt romney both speaking within the last hour on the jobs number. andy puzder is an economic adviser to the romney campaign. always good to have you. >> great to be here. i want to extend my sympathies to everybody in the northeast. it looks horrible what we're seeing on tv. >> some of these pictures out of staten island and new jersey, it's unbelievable to watch. let me turn your attention to the jobs number. we've been trying to find some hair on this, and there are some critics, not as many as last month. what's your take? >> if we're going to say 7.9% unemployment is a good number, we're really setting the bar low for this president. it's higher than when he took over. it's higher than any incumbent since franklin roosevelt and it's certainly higher than the 5.4% he said unemployment would get down to if we spent a trillion dollars on stimulus. plus, we've had 0% interest rates, we've had the fed printing money. the government has done everything it possibly can to get this number down, and it's not working. we need private sector needs to get t
meantime, the president and mitt romney both speaking within the last hour on the jobs number. andy puzder is an economic adviser to the romney campaign. always good to have you. >> great to be here. i want to extend my sympathies to everybody in the northeast. it looks horrible what we're seeing on tv. >> some of these pictures out of staten island and new jersey, it's unbelievable to watch. let me turn your attention to the jobs number. we've been trying to find some hair on this,...
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>> china is one of the many pillars of governor romney's plan is to call china a currency manipulator. >> does that bother you in terms of raising the specter? >> no, there are many bright people on both sides of this but it doesn't and it doesn't for the very reason that it is, one, it is absolutely not in china's interest to have a trade war. it's not in their interest economically and it's not in their interest politically. remember these are, and this is where we get into geopolitical strategizing which is out of my realm of expertise for sure but this is holding on to power for a group of very few is a very important element. >> now you sound like you could be talking about the federal reserve in both cases. is ben bernanke a currency manipulator? >> that's grist for a broader conversation. >> we can't trash them if we're doing the same here. >> is ben bernanke sitting in his office attempting to manipulate the currency, no. in my judgment. but is the fed's dual mandate which requires the task of full employment by a central bank is that a proper thing for the central bank, not i
>> china is one of the many pillars of governor romney's plan is to call china a currency manipulator. >> does that bother you in terms of raising the specter? >> no, there are many bright people on both sides of this but it doesn't and it doesn't for the very reason that it is, one, it is absolutely not in china's interest to have a trade war. it's not in their interest economically and it's not in their interest politically. remember these are, and this is where we get into...
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. >> i'm seeing both sides. i'm seeing people that -- people that just love, i don't know, spending ahead. and worry about austerity and if romney gets elected, talking about austerity, in the same boat as europe and he's going to turn off the federal reserve. and that's amazing to me that as we hurdle toward 40% of gdp being spent on government entitlements by whatever year, but it's coming if we don't curb things. i would think that curbing that near term would be a positive. but i see people arguing that he'd be cutting off the punch bowl, romney, if he were elected. >> well, you know, that's a great question. and i think in terms of timing, you know, i think it would be unrealistic for a new president to make one of his first 100 days act to change the fed. >> so we decided we like bernanke then? so qe-3, the way to say that romney won't be negative for the markets is by saying he won't do anything to bernanke right away? so we do like qe-3? >> you have to remember -- households, corporate cash balances are
. >> i'm seeing both sides. i'm seeing people that -- people that just love, i don't know, spending ahead. and worry about austerity and if romney gets elected, talking about austerity, in the same boat as europe and he's going to turn off the federal reserve. and that's amazing to me that as we hurdle toward 40% of gdp being spent on government entitlements by whatever year, but it's coming if we don't curb things. i would think that curbing that near term would be a positive. but i see...
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we stopped by both romney and obama campaign offices today here. i will tell you this, to back up david's point. when i was here at this point four years ago, it was crystal clear and this is a republican part of the state, that john mccain was going to lose, that senator obama was going to carry ohio, and the winner of ohio almost always wins the white house. that is a big open question this time and today, this is just one stop, today, though, anecdotally, there's more energy, more passion, they're working harder at the republican offices because they think they can surprise us on election day and make up that gap. to be clear, the obama campaign has had a lot of time and a lot of money because he didn't have a primary challenge. so this is going to be a test of whether the president spent his money wisely when the republicans were fighting amongst themselves on a turnout operation, but this final weekend in ohio, feels a whole lot different than the final weekend four years ago. >> john, david, gloria, appreciate it. thanks very much. >>> there'
we stopped by both romney and obama campaign offices today here. i will tell you this, to back up david's point. when i was here at this point four years ago, it was crystal clear and this is a republican part of the state, that john mccain was going to lose, that senator obama was going to carry ohio, and the winner of ohio almost always wins the white house. that is a big open question this time and today, this is just one stop, today, though, anecdotally, there's more energy, more passion,...
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barack obama has a 50%, a 46% margin over mitt romney -- they both have spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on the calendar. >>> critical information for millions of people to know, as hurricane sandy approaches the northeast, josh levs with the hurricane details as they come in. >> new information coming in by the minute. in just a matter of minutes, let me tell you what we're getting there right now. you're seeing our team of country throughout the country. we're gathering new information, including changes at the new york stock exchange, let me also tell you the new information we're getting from other states throughout the region, including great information. new information on massachusetts, let me tell you a little bit about that. one of the many places that's had to close schools is boston. we're looking at more than two million young people that will not have school in the coming days. also another thing to know going into duvall patrick, massachusetts did face some criticism in the wake of the previous storm. the states are trying to do absolutely everything the
barack obama has a 50%, a 46% margin over mitt romney -- they both have spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on the calendar. >>> critical information for millions of people to know, as hurricane sandy approaches the northeast, josh levs with the hurricane details as they come in. >> new information coming in by the minute. in just a matter of minutes, let me tell you what we're getting there right now. you're seeing our team of country throughout the country....
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both candidates will be in colorado, ohio, iowa and virginia while romney also makes some stops in pennsylvania and new hampshire. >>> number four, it's taking some voters up to four hours to cast their ballots in florida. one of the election's most crucial swing states. remember early voting in the sunshine state started a week later than it did in '08 because of a new state law. the republican state legislature reduced the number of early voting days from 14 to 8. >>> and number five, gas prices are falling across the u.s. aaa reporting the national average dropped just over a penny to $3.48 a gallon. that is the 23rd consecutive decline. prices are lowest in south carolina, where the average gallon will cost you $3.17. >>> the images of sandy's destruction have been striking. the economic losses devastating. in addition to the homes lost because of the hurricanes. the more than 20,000 flights were canceled across north america. fedex tells "new york times" it has been struggling to find gas for its delivery trucks. the advertising company have lost $5 million because of tv disruptions and mo
both candidates will be in colorado, ohio, iowa and virginia while romney also makes some stops in pennsylvania and new hampshire. >>> number four, it's taking some voters up to four hours to cast their ballots in florida. one of the election's most crucial swing states. remember early voting in the sunshine state started a week later than it did in '08 because of a new state law. the republican state legislature reduced the number of early voting days from 14 to 8. >>> and...
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so this is what the romney campaign is talking about today. >> what are both campaigns saying about their chances in ohio during these final few days? >> wolf, you know, our poll showed obama leading romney by three points here, i interviewed govern nor both of them were dismissing public polling saying our models show that the turnout is going to favor republicans. republicans are more enthusiastic. but i went out this morning with some afl-cio organizers. people are talking about turnout. the obama campaign says they've contacted over 120 million vote ners all these battleground states. they have a larger and more sophisticated ground operation. so that's what going on in the end. it's going to come down to turnout. this is a base election. and that's what both campaigns are doing right now is getting their people to vote early, either the obama campaign is doing their famous souls to the polls push tomorrow morning after churches. that's what we're looking at now. >> peter doing some good reporting for us in clumus ohio. still to come, more on the race for the white house. we've got a
so this is what the romney campaign is talking about today. >> what are both campaigns saying about their chances in ohio during these final few days? >> wolf, you know, our poll showed obama leading romney by three points here, i interviewed govern nor both of them were dismissing public polling saying our models show that the turnout is going to favor republicans. republicans are more enthusiastic. but i went out this morning with some afl-cio organizers. people are talking about...
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i would like to read to you mitt romney's immediate campaign reaction to the jobs numbers that came out a short time ago. he says in part, today's increase in the unemployment rate is a sad reminder that the economy is at a virtual standstill. when i'm president, i'm going to make real changes that lead to a real recovery. of course, the president who is also campaigning today had reaction, and in fact, we have just had reaction in the last hour where he was campaigning in columbus, ohio, down state from you, and let me play a quick sound bite we have been able to turn. >> today, our businesses have created nearly 5.5 million new jobs and this morning we learn ed that the companies have hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> so, ali, being that you are in ohio and perhaps the most critical swing state. i asked christine about the swing states burk, but i did noe enough time for an answer, but how are the people in ohio reacting to these numbers, because their jobs are generally good. >> well, you know, christine over me, but this is ohio a place trou
i would like to read to you mitt romney's immediate campaign reaction to the jobs numbers that came out a short time ago. he says in part, today's increase in the unemployment rate is a sad reminder that the economy is at a virtual standstill. when i'm president, i'm going to make real changes that lead to a real recovery. of course, the president who is also campaigning today had reaction, and in fact, we have just had reaction in the last hour where he was campaigning in columbus, ohio, down...
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hurricane sandy playing havoc with the travel plans for both president obama and mitt romney. both those campaigns. the president is leaving d.c. tonight before the weather worsens. and instead of tomorrow as first planned to get down to florida. mitt romney also having to change his itinerary. that's why we are going now to cnn's jim acosta always with the romney campaign and traveling with them. jim, the storm already having an impact on where you're going, isn't it? >> reporter: that is right, don. for the final nine days of the campaign, throw out the white dry erase board and perhaps take the doppler weather radar and lay it over the battleground map because that's how we track this campaign heading into the homestretch here. both campaigns, if you add them together of roughly a dozen campaign events so far between the president and mitt romney, mitt right now is heading to the gymnasium here in marion, ohio, with an event here tomorrow morning and then is getting out of the state. but, don, it will be very interesting to watch the final days of the campaign because of th
hurricane sandy playing havoc with the travel plans for both president obama and mitt romney. both those campaigns. the president is leaving d.c. tonight before the weather worsens. and instead of tomorrow as first planned to get down to florida. mitt romney also having to change his itinerary. that's why we are going now to cnn's jim acosta always with the romney campaign and traveling with them. jim, the storm already having an impact on where you're going, isn't it? >> reporter: that...
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mitt romney is pledging smaller government, less regulation. he says that will unleash the power of the private sector. president obama says government needs to be there to help those who have fallen behind and make sure that everyone gets a fair shot. >> we've almost forgotten what a real recovery looks like. what americans can achieve when we limit government instead of limiting the dreams of our fellow americans. >> as long as there are families working harder but falling behind, as long as there's a child anywhere in this country who is languishing in poverty and barred from opportunity, our fight goes on. >> it's time to choose your capitalism, folks. voters say the number one issue in this election is jobs, the economy, but many of the economic forces at play have been building for decades. not the past four or five years. globalization has sent millions of u.s. jobs overseas. a struggling education system has left many americans unprepared for the high-tech knowledge jobs of today, and income inequality is growing. the wealth gap between
mitt romney is pledging smaller government, less regulation. he says that will unleash the power of the private sector. president obama says government needs to be there to help those who have fallen behind and make sure that everyone gets a fair shot. >> we've almost forgotten what a real recovery looks like. what americans can achieve when we limit government instead of limiting the dreams of our fellow americans. >> as long as there are families working harder but falling behind,...
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both president obama and mitt romney lay out their visions for america. exclusively on cnn.com. their thoughts for the country and plans for the future. ... on? ... on? maybe your bank account is taking too much time and maybe it's costing too much money. introducing bluebird by american express and walmart. your alternative to checking and debit. it's loaded with features, not fees. because we think your money should stay where it belongs. with you. the value you expect. the service you deserve. it feels good to bluebird. get it at your local walmart. at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at $19.95. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> we are waiting to hear from the president. he will be in springfield, ohio. he is going to step up and make his case, his final argument really for why he wants voters to be voting for him for a second term. of course, in ohio a critical state of ohio, make or break state for both the candidates in terms of who becomes the president. at least that is the conventional wisdom. i want to bring in jessica yellin who is in springfield
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and romney could come out and say the unemployment rate is still high. and both would be right. economists would say it doesn't really matter. what's going on in your own life? do you have a job? does your spouse have a job? most people will vote with what is happening in their own lives. >> most people hear blah, blah, blah. >> it is really what you're feeling more than statistical. >>> more charges expected in the penn state sex abuse case against the university's former president, graham spanier. multiple reports say pennsylvania's attorney general is expected to announce perjury and obstruction of justice charges against spanier later today. as you know, spanier, in the wake of sandusky's scandal resigned. and he denied knowing about a school police investigation. >>> making it harder for some people to get to the polls. president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've m
and romney could come out and say the unemployment rate is still high. and both would be right. economists would say it doesn't really matter. what's going on in your own life? do you have a job? does your spouse have a job? most people will vote with what is happening in their own lives. >> most people hear blah, blah, blah. >> it is really what you're feeling more than statistical. >>> more charges expected in the penn state sex abuse case against the university's former...
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both the president and mitt romney finding their way to the crucial battleground states. mitt romney will be in ohio, iowa, and wisconsin on monday. the president will be visiting florida and ohio. fast forward to trick-or-treat, you have wednesday here, halloween, of course. and then to friday. this is so, so key perhaps for some uncommitted, undecided voters. the last jobs report comes out this coming friday. so all sides, of course, get the numbers. we'll try to spin them to their advantage ahead of november 6. finally, the next day here, that controversial bin laden raid movie airs on the national geographic channel. this is two days before the election. critics say the timing of the film is absolutely political. and that is -- there you go. the week ahead here. thank you very much for starting your morning with us. we have so much more for you on cnn sunday morning which begins right now.
both the president and mitt romney finding their way to the crucial battleground states. mitt romney will be in ohio, iowa, and wisconsin on monday. the president will be visiting florida and ohio. fast forward to trick-or-treat, you have wednesday here, halloween, of course. and then to friday. this is so, so key perhaps for some uncommitted, undecided voters. the last jobs report comes out this coming friday. so all sides, of course, get the numbers. we'll try to spin them to their advantage...
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both president obama and mitt romney called off appearances. the official campaigning may have stopped. but photo-opes have not. with elections a week away, every word matters. raw politics when we continue. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. how did i get here? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. high up in the atlas mountains of morocco. have you seen this road we're going down? ♪ there is no relief for the brakes. we'll put them to the test today. all right, let's move out! [ ross ] we're pushing the ats brakes
both president obama and mitt romney called off appearances. the official campaigning may have stopped. but photo-opes have not. with elections a week away, every word matters. raw politics when we continue. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we...
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they both planned to hold virtually nonstop events between now and tuesday. the race still considered too close to call. cnnst latest poll shows president obama ahead by one point. 48-47%. a national poll. the poll in the state of colorado, the new international >> the storm has been a real curveball for candidates. how has mitt romney been handling transitioning back to regular campaign mode? does he feel that it may have stopped his momentum at all? >> what we saw earlier from mitt romney, he went back on offense. after dialing back his criticism of president obama in the immediate aftermath of superstorm sandy, he went on the attack today. he ridiculed the idea for the secretary and he unleashed this very negative ad down in florida. a spanish language tv ad that linked president obama to hugo chavez and the castro family. i think the romney campaign at this point, they're not really saying one way or the other whether or not the campaign has been damaged to some sentence by what happened with hurricane sandy but i think the, getting back on offense does r
they both planned to hold virtually nonstop events between now and tuesday. the race still considered too close to call. cnnst latest poll shows president obama ahead by one point. 48-47%. a national poll. the poll in the state of colorado, the new international >> the storm has been a real curveball for candidates. how has mitt romney been handling transitioning back to regular campaign mode? does he feel that it may have stopped his momentum at all? >> what we saw earlier from...
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mitt romney -- it's a classic swing state, both campaigns essentially getting what they need where they need it. who can turn out the vote. >> and turn out the vote comes down to the ground game and they are saying we have a better ground game, more people. >> i see the president has a head start in early voting and that's important because his coalition includes college students and african-americans, people less reliable to turn out on election day, so that head start helps the democrats and president there. i was here four years ago. i like to retrace my steps to see how it feels now compared to then. it was clear john mccain was toast and the president was going to carry ohio. it's a lot different this year because the romney campaign have enough to get over the top, that's the question we'll answer in the next hundred hours or so, but the intensity at the romney campaign was off the charts. governor romney's expecting some 30,000 people in ohio tonight not that the ohio people aren't working hard, too. they have a very impressive obama operation, but the republican operation compar
mitt romney -- it's a classic swing state, both campaigns essentially getting what they need where they need it. who can turn out the vote. >> and turn out the vote comes down to the ground game and they are saying we have a better ground game, more people. >> i see the president has a head start in early voting and that's important because his coalition includes college students and african-americans, people less reliable to turn out on election day, so that head start helps the...
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sidebar as they both return to the complain trail. new polls confirm the race is simply too close to call. "the wall street journal"/nbc marist poll shows romney withor rather, obama with a six-point lead in iowa, a three-point lead in wisconsin and a two-point lead in pelonew hampshire. 78% of likely voters approve of his response while 44% view romney's reaction favorably. neither is speaking to politicize the tragedy. how could it affect the race? could it affect the race. >> in many ways it has. look, president obama in this time of tragedy has been able to really step into the role as commander in chief and as the leader in chief and in many ways one of mitt romney's top surrogates has provided an incredible amount of cover, that is the new jersey governor chris christie. president obama was up there. let's listen what christi had to say about the president and what the president had to say about the new jersey governor. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and the people of
sidebar as they both return to the complain trail. new polls confirm the race is simply too close to call. "the wall street journal"/nbc marist poll shows romney withor rather, obama with a six-point lead in iowa, a three-point lead in wisconsin and a two-point lead in pelonew hampshire. 78% of likely voters approve of his response while 44% view romney's reaction favorably. neither is speaking to politicize the tragedy. how could it affect the race? could it affect the race. >>...
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mitt romney a week ago was off a momentum and heading possibly to victory on tuesday. which ever way you look at this, this hasn't been a good few days for him politically. clearly the most important thing is the safety of the people involved. >> absolutely. >> and we accept that. but politically his momentum has stalled. the president has been out there being a president. >> it could be. but i'm with mayor booker and governor christie on this one, which is, it's so difficult to even a talk about politics at a time like this but you have tuesday coming up. you have early voting going on right now in the states. so the events in front of them, i think it can go either way. people will either disassociate with the current events and how they feel for the last four years or they will do what voters sometimes do in times of uncertainty. and say there's uncertainty all around me, the stock market, hurricane, terrorism. why throw the captain off the ship now when there's so much uncertainty? so many things i can't control, let me hang on to the one thing that is there. i not
mitt romney a week ago was off a momentum and heading possibly to victory on tuesday. which ever way you look at this, this hasn't been a good few days for him politically. clearly the most important thing is the safety of the people involved. >> absolutely. >> and we accept that. but politically his momentum has stalled. the president has been out there being a president. >> it could be. but i'm with mayor booker and governor christie on this one, which is, it's so difficult...
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>> victor, it's interesting, both of them have the same message. change. they're saying it in different ways. you're hearing a lot about change as they crisscross the campaign trail in the final days. both were talking about the message yesterday, last night in ohio. take a listen. >> the president says that, you know, it has to be this way. i say it has to change. he says, he's got excuses for us. i say, in fact, no, i have a plan for us. >> he says that we need to settle for where we are with this high unemployment and low wage growth. i say this, americans don't settle. >> now, governor romney is a very talented salesman. and in this campaign he tried as hard as he can to repackage these bad ideas and offer them up as change. he says something, now suddenly he's the candidate of change. but, we know what change looks like. and what he's trying to sell, that's not it. >> you're going to hear a lot more of that between now and tuesday, election day, of course. as both candidates reach out to that very small sliver of uncommitted voters and as they try to
>> victor, it's interesting, both of them have the same message. change. they're saying it in different ways. you're hearing a lot about change as they crisscross the campaign trail in the final days. both were talking about the message yesterday, last night in ohio. take a listen. >> the president says that, you know, it has to be this way. i say it has to change. he says, he's got excuses for us. i say, in fact, no, i have a plan for us. >> he says that we need to settle for...
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this weekend, both mitt romney and paul ryan are campaigning in the state. ryan is in harrisburg, pennsylvania, today. and tomorrow, romney heads to bucks county. >>> cnn political editor paul steinhauser live in harrisburg this morning. the polls show romney is narrowing the gap with romney in that state. can he realistically hope to take the state this fllate in t campaign? >> reporter: no republican hopeful has won the presidential campaign since 1980. paul ryan is not the only one who's coming to this state. mitt romney will be here in pennsylvania as well tomorrow in suburban philadelphia. that swing part of the state is really the swing part of the state will determine who wins it. 21 electoral votes up for grabs. you were just mentioning bill clinton. he is coming here to campaign in pennsylvania on monday. jill bide season here today as well. both sides going up with a lot of ads now. i turned on the tv last night, watching the local news, tons of ads. almost ten million ads in the closing ten days of this campaign. by a two to one margin, it's romne
this weekend, both mitt romney and paul ryan are campaigning in the state. ryan is in harrisburg, pennsylvania, today. and tomorrow, romney heads to bucks county. >>> cnn political editor paul steinhauser live in harrisburg this morning. the polls show romney is narrowing the gap with romney in that state. can he realistically hope to take the state this fllate in t campaign? >> reporter: no republican hopeful has won the presidential campaign since 1980. paul ryan is not the...
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they both planned to hold virtually nonstop events between now and tuesday. the race still considered too close to call of cnn's latest poll shows president obama ahead by one point. 48-47%. a national poll. the poll in the state of colorado, the new international poll shows 15% of likely polls backing obama. that's within the sampling number. 49-45, also within the margin of error. now today, governor romney's camp said he will campaign in pennsylvania on sunday. they claimed the deep blue key stone state is in play. they said the same thing in a memo but didn't cite any particular data. the obama campaign called it a sign of desperation on their part. joining me now with the raw politics, chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, and jim acosta and correspondent john king. >> the storm has been a real curveball for candidates. how has mitt romney been handling transitioning back to regular campaign mode? does he feel that it may have stopped his momentum? >> what we saw earlier from mitt romney, he went back on offense. after dialing back his critici
they both planned to hold virtually nonstop events between now and tuesday. the race still considered too close to call of cnn's latest poll shows president obama ahead by one point. 48-47%. a national poll. the poll in the state of colorado, the new international poll shows 15% of likely polls backing obama. that's within the sampling number. 49-45, also within the margin of error. now today, governor romney's camp said he will campaign in pennsylvania on sunday. they claimed the deep blue key...
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both men who want to be in the white house. mitt romney speaking in aetna, ohio. he was in wisconsin earlier. another battleground state. the president here in ohio speaking twice today, holding two live events. that's mitt romney. up next, the right has been hammering the administration's response to the benghazi attack in september, even saying the media has ignored it. not true. cnn has been covering every development in from day one. four days until the election, are voters buying into this particular narrative? fareed zakaria joins me live. so what do you think? basic. at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at $19.95. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> ohio voters in hilliard and springfield heard the president speak of, quote, progress. >> the american auto industry is back on top. home values, housing starts are on the rise. we're less dependent on foreign oil than anytime in the last ten years. because the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform, the war in iraq is over, the war in afghanistan is ending, al qaeda has b
both men who want to be in the white house. mitt romney speaking in aetna, ohio. he was in wisconsin earlier. another battleground state. the president here in ohio speaking twice today, holding two live events. that's mitt romney. up next, the right has been hammering the administration's response to the benghazi attack in september, even saying the media has ignored it. not true. cnn has been covering every development in from day one. four days until the election, are voters buying into this...
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let's just first begin with the fact that we know that mitt romney and president obama, they're both having to cancel events in virginia specifically because of the storm. the president staying back in the white house, monitoring this hurricane. in terms of optics in voting, how do you see the storm playing out? >> well, the optics are interesting simply because the president was supposed to go to colorado, and he is cancelling that trip. the state not affected by the storm to sort of stay and monitor the east coast. in other words, you don't want to be the president to be seen out campaigning if something horrific happens along the east coast. we know that. virginia is a huge battleground state, and all of them -- not just the president -- presidential candidates, but wives and surrogates had all planned journeys into virginia to kind of go and stoke up their bases because it's so close, but you soak a lot of resource that is virginia may not have, looking at the size of this storm, so, many of the, we're having governor mcdonald, the virginia governor on today, so we'll talk to him
let's just first begin with the fact that we know that mitt romney and president obama, they're both having to cancel events in virginia specifically because of the storm. the president staying back in the white house, monitoring this hurricane. in terms of optics in voting, how do you see the storm playing out? >> well, the optics are interesting simply because the president was supposed to go to colorado, and he is cancelling that trip. the state not affected by the storm to sort of...
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this weekend both mitt romney and paul ryan are campaigning in that state. ryan is in harrisburg, pennsylvania, today and tomorrow. romney heading to bucks county. and cnn political editor paul stein houser is live from harrisburg right now. the polls show that romney is narrowing the gap with obama in that state. can he realistically hope to take the state this late in the game? >> reporter: no doubt about it. 90 minutes from me at the airport you'll have paul ryan, the republican running mate holding a rally. yeah, tomorrow mitt romney is going to be in suburban philadelphia. that's the swing part of the state, the part of the state that really determines who wins pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes. the obama campaign is not taking this sitting down. jill biden is coming to pennsylvania to campaign today. and one of the big guns on the obama side, the former president clinton will be campaigning here in pennsylvania on monday. fred, i got here last night. i turned on the tv watching the local news. a lot of campaign ads. you know what? in the final nine day
this weekend both mitt romney and paul ryan are campaigning in that state. ryan is in harrisburg, pennsylvania, today and tomorrow. romney heading to bucks county. and cnn political editor paul stein houser is live from harrisburg right now. the polls show that romney is narrowing the gap with obama in that state. can he realistically hope to take the state this late in the game? >> reporter: no doubt about it. 90 minutes from me at the airport you'll have paul ryan, the republican...
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are you clear with where romney stands on fema? >> yes. mitt romney said in the past he thinks that there should be a greater role for the states and private sector and i'll tell you what. i think it's smart not to talk about fema right now because you're in the middle of a nature disaster, a hurricane destroyed millions of peoples lives. >> wait a minute. isn't that the best -- >> would not be a good idea. >> isn't that the best time? >> fema administrator craig fugate is doing a great job but much more of a long term discussion that if he's president or when he's president then he can have and to get in the middle of it right now in a natural disaster, let fema do the job and then look at the record and look at and see where mistakes are made and where it can be improved and i guarantee you that the states and the private sector could help with and have a better role in this management. >> maria, he has a point. fema can be, shall we say, inefficient. can we forget the survivors of hurricane katrina and the states know what they need bes
are you clear with where romney stands on fema? >> yes. mitt romney said in the past he thinks that there should be a greater role for the states and private sector and i'll tell you what. i think it's smart not to talk about fema right now because you're in the middle of a nature disaster, a hurricane destroyed millions of peoples lives. >> wait a minute. isn't that the best -- >> would not be a good idea. >> isn't that the best time? >> fema administrator craig...
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both the obama and romney campaign hope the numbers will help them in the race. it's too close to call right now. christine romans is going to have a look at it. christine? >> let's talk about what we are expecting in the final economic report before tuesday. in three and a half hours, we'll find out what happens for jobs and the unemployment rate. the expectation is the unemployment rate is 7.9%, picking up slightly with 125,000 jobs added in the month. the trend, though, is what is so important here, right? sometimes you get a little in the month. the trend is what's important. 7.8% was the unemployment rate when the president took office. last month, he's back to where he started. february, 2009, that's the stimulus. then the unemployment rate rise up to 10% in october, 2009 as the stimulus money was being deployed. stubbornly high unemployment. then drifting lower much of this year. we can look at job creation and you can see how jobs have been added now since the end of 2010 consistently, but not robustly. this is where the arguments come about the job marke
both the obama and romney campaign hope the numbers will help them in the race. it's too close to call right now. christine romans is going to have a look at it. christine? >> let's talk about what we are expecting in the final economic report before tuesday. in three and a half hours, we'll find out what happens for jobs and the unemployment rate. the expectation is the unemployment rate is 7.9%, picking up slightly with 125,000 jobs added in the month. the trend, though, is what is so...
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both candidates in colorado, in ohio and iowa and virginia. while romney makes stops in pennsylvania and new hampshire. >> the u.s. death toll from superstorm sandy stands at 106 this morning and i2.7 million residents of the chilly northeast still remain without power. the defense department is shipping 20 millions of gas in new york and new jersey trying to ease long lines for fuel and the new york marathon is cancelled after storm-weary residents complained that recovery resources were being diverted to that race. >> its journey may have lacked the fanfare of the "endeavour" but the space shuttle "atlantis" is finally home. "atlantis" made the 12-hour ten-mile journey to the kennedy space center on friday, along with some special guests. the second man to walk on the moon, buzz aldrin, and the first female shuttle commander, eileen collins, joined the procession. "atlantis" flew 125 million miles in its 33 missions. >> women voters, they are precious to both the romney and obama campaigns, and in our next hour "ms" magazine founder and acti
both candidates in colorado, in ohio and iowa and virginia. while romney makes stops in pennsylvania and new hampshire. >> the u.s. death toll from superstorm sandy stands at 106 this morning and i2.7 million residents of the chilly northeast still remain without power. the defense department is shipping 20 millions of gas in new york and new jersey trying to ease long lines for fuel and the new york marathon is cancelled after storm-weary residents complained that recovery resources were...
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nice to see you. >>> and after something of a hiatus for the storm, both president obama and mitt romney will be back on the campaign trail by the end of the week. mitt romney is back on the trail today. >> let's bring back former senior adviser to president clinton and newyorker.com writer richard socarides and cnn contributor and columnist, will cain. so both candidates back on the trail this week. how do you think the storms will affect the race? and you know the early voting. >> you know, i don't know that it will have any big impact logistically, zoraida, on how the election plays out. most of the early voting states didn't have in-person early voting anyway. but i don't think it's going to have any big effect on the election. you talk about a hiatus, both of you mentioned it, john and zoraida. i think it's a little bit of a healthy hiatus. obviously we're not talking about the storm being a good thing. but to stop the constant cycle of did you hear this gaffe, and oh, my gosh on the campaign trail. step back for a moment, remember real life and ask yourself, what's really important
nice to see you. >>> and after something of a hiatus for the storm, both president obama and mitt romney will be back on the campaign trail by the end of the week. mitt romney is back on the trail today. >> let's bring back former senior adviser to president clinton and newyorker.com writer richard socarides and cnn contributor and columnist, will cain. so both candidates back on the trail this week. how do you think the storms will affect the race? and you know the early voting....
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>> both candidates. it was negative against romney and -- >> 23:1 rk, to romney, they dese that? >> no, no, no. ny n the study, they look at the media broadly. do they deserve that? it's whether msnbc and fox believe that's their job. >> that's their business models ? >> yes. they're not the news page, they're the op-ed page. >> though this is becoming less of a clear line now, that they try to be straight reporters and that it's the o'reillies and the ed schultzes and rachel ma douse that do the opinion. >> false, false, false. it's not true. some of the shows on msnbc are staffed by straight reporters and others are more partisan. the point you were making about -- this study overall actually is pretty good for the press and is a hit against people who think that the mainstream media is biased toward democrats. you pointed out if you take out the horse race coverage, that's just coverage that says obama is ahead and count that as a positive story, if you clear it all out, it's perfectly sneechb let me move on. i want to get to nate silver, he's predicting an obama victory on tu
>> both candidates. it was negative against romney and -- >> 23:1 rk, to romney, they dese that? >> no, no, no. ny n the study, they look at the media broadly. do they deserve that? it's whether msnbc and fox believe that's their job. >> that's their business models ? >> yes. they're not the news page, they're the op-ed page. >> though this is becoming less of a clear line now, that they try to be straight reporters and that it's the o'reillies and the ed...
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candidates, the inability to get to both places like ohio in the last few days. >> sure, romney spending time in ohio, and that's where this election comes down to. obama up by 2, 2 1/2, 3 points. in history, candidates overcome leads like that, it's pretty hard. a small lead, when you have so few undecided voters left, thard of the state already voted and turned out, it's challenging and that's romney's biggest hurdle, entirely ohio. >> have you been described as a potential one-term celebrity pollster. how did you react? you are a bit of a rising superstar. if you get it wrong, obama 75% chance of winning. if he were to lose now, will you resign? what happens to positivelister experts like you? >> this is where we give probabilities. a weather forecaster said hurricane sandy had a 30% chance of bad enough to warn the subway system. we give mitt romney a 30% chance of becoming president. 30% chance could come up quite a bit. some of the critics are not very good at doing math and probability, and in politics, people tend toward one side is always right, or everything is 50/50, and the r
candidates, the inability to get to both places like ohio in the last few days. >> sure, romney spending time in ohio, and that's where this election comes down to. obama up by 2, 2 1/2, 3 points. in history, candidates overcome leads like that, it's pretty hard. a small lead, when you have so few undecided voters left, thard of the state already voted and turned out, it's challenging and that's romney's biggest hurdle, entirely ohio. >> have you been described as a potential...
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both president obama and mitt romney called off campaign events in the wake of the storm's devastation, of course. the official campaigning may have stopped but the photo ops have not, and with the election just a week away every word mattered. "raw politics" when we continue. [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back. you're looking at surveillance video from a flooded long island railroad tunnel under the east river. you can see the water on the left-hand side of your screen in the foreground almost looking like a waterfall pouring into that tunnel. new york city subway and commuter rail system shut down by sandy. it is still shut down and no word yet on ho
both president obama and mitt romney called off campaign events in the wake of the storm's devastation, of course. the official campaigning may have stopped but the photo ops have not, and with the election just a week away every word mattered. "raw politics" when we continue. [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he...
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can mitt romney become president realistically if he doesn't win ohio? >> either one can win without ohio. simple fact is probably the man who wins is going to win ohio. is it theoretically possible for either one of them to win without ohio, yeah. we can go through scenarios with wisconsin and colorado, pennsylvania slipping the other way. but believe me, this rally was in ohio for a very very special reason and i think president obama was here either yesterday or today. this is a crucial state. >> rudy -- >> whoever wins ohio wins the white house. >> while you've been talking, general wesley clark who was on just before you has been listening and actually wants to come back at you. so i'm going to let him have his say now. general. >> thanks, piers. i did want to come back, because i think the politicization of what's happened in benghazi deserves an answer. first of all, as the mayor well knows, after 9/11, democrats did not politicize this tragedy. not the first day, the first hour, not the first week, not the first month. but with respect to benghaz
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i'm asking you to vote for change. >> both president obama and mitt romney are still campaigning their nonstop. here is why, the latest poll shows ohio pretty close. the president had made it to the 50% mark. mr. romney has 47% of likely ohio voters. the nbc wall street journal poll taken during the same period shows obama over the 50% threshhold, at 51% and mr. romney at 45%. and with the 18 electoral votes, you can see ohio is the battleground of the battleground states. you can see what happens in the middle of the state in the capitol of columbus, my colleague is there in the state. so don, what appears to be what you're hearing there? what are people focusing on? what is the criteria people are using to make up their minds if they have not already? >> reporter: well first, i think that people think that governor romney and the president have taken up residence here in the state because they have been here so much. they will make a couple of more stops before the next 72 hours. this is the state, to really make up their minds it is the economy, the economy, the economy, and i think
i'm asking you to vote for change. >> both president obama and mitt romney are still campaigning their nonstop. here is why, the latest poll shows ohio pretty close. the president had made it to the 50% mark. mr. romney has 47% of likely ohio voters. the nbc wall street journal poll taken during the same period shows obama over the 50% threshhold, at 51% and mr. romney at 45%. and with the 18 electoral votes, you can see ohio is the battleground of the battleground states. you can see...